The modern world runs on rare minerals.
Companies like Apple require massive amounts of rare materials to manufacture the devices that make the modern world possible.
The DRC is accusing Apple of using conflict minerals in its supply chain.
Activists unroll placards as they gather outside an Apple store to protest against labor violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the mining of the cobalt that goes into Apple iPhones on May 17, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.© Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images
The minerals in question are tin, tantalum, and tungsten, a grouping known as 3T.
Color Apple red, and not green.
It is a trillion-dollar company that must be assumed to know the consequences of its actions.
Enough with denials of accountability and hiding behind the false narrative of supply chain defenses!
Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer for the DRCsaid in a statement.
The criminal complaint has beenbuilding for a long time.
According to the lawyers, Apple hasnt been forthcoming.
Eastern Congo is famous for its mineral deposits andhumanitarian disasters.
The conflict has displaced millions of people and killed many more.
Despite all the violence, the minerals keep flowing.
Mines are open, extracting value from the land.
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